Costs of medical care Oz vs UK or NZ
May 26th 2010, 11:07 pm
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Re: Costs of medical care Oz vs UK or NZ
I suggest it was a private specialist if they charged you. My daughter recently saw a a Pediatrician referred by GP. Similar costs to yours. We could have been referred to PMH where it would have been free but the waiting list was prohibitive.
May 26th 2010, 11:28 pm
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May 26th 2010, 11:35 pm
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Re: Costs of medical care Oz vs UK or NZ
When pregnant my wifes obstetrician would attent to his appointments within 30 minutes of the scheduled time pretty much always....
Public pre-natal appointments however, usually require a half day waiting in the clinic before you're seen.
(Most other private specialists we've seen have been pretty timely too -and I've heard horror stories of people waiting for public appoinments where scheduling is definately an unpracticed 'dark art'.)
If the private appointment costs you $80 out of pocket - you really need to factor in the cost of time saved by not having to hang around.
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May 26th 2010, 11:48 pm
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Re: Costs of medical care Oz vs UK or NZ
It can also be a case of knowing where to go. I work in a public hospital in the cardiology department, we bulk bill all heart tests and doctors can refer to us but often don't. The same goes for xrays, blood test, MRIs and probably a host of other procedures. Its down to the doc or specialist. I have had a host of MRIs for my medical condition and have never paid here at the hospital. I go to see my neuro and she bulk bills (lovely smart offices too) and have not ever seen patients pay on their way out. I do pay to see my GP however LOL.
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May 27th 2010, 2:21 am
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Re: Costs of medical care Oz vs UK or NZ
Are you sure that wasn't a private specialist? Not sure if you already know this but you have to specifically ask your GP to see a public specialist at a public hospital otherwise they will generally refer you to a private specialist. You still get some public money back when seeing a private specialist.
May 27th 2010, 6:36 am
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Does this mean if you go to a non bulk billed dr and they want to send you for tests, do they refer you to someone or can you ask them to refer you to say the public hospital? For example if I went to the dr and they told me I needed xray, blood test etc, how do I know what this is going to cost me? Would I go for the tests and then end up with a large bill?
May 27th 2010, 9:55 am
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Re: Costs of medical care Oz vs UK or NZ
Thanks for that.
May 27th 2010, 10:32 am
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Re: Costs of medical care Oz vs UK or NZ
Can anyone give me typical costs I can expect to have at a dentist for things like a check-up, clean & polish, filling etc? Also is it cheaper for kids?
I had a filling fall out recently and for a basic (i.e. no cleaning) appointment & new filling it cost me over NZ$400 here. The same would have cost me £45.60 on the NHS.
I had a filling fall out recently and for a basic (i.e. no cleaning) appointment & new filling it cost me over NZ$400 here. The same would have cost me £45.60 on the NHS.
May 27th 2010, 10:37 am
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Re: Costs of medical care Oz vs UK or NZ
Can anyone give me typical costs I can expect to have at a dentist for things like a check-up, clean & polish, filling etc? Also is it cheaper for kids?
I had a filling fall out recently and for a basic (i.e. no cleaning) appointment & new filling it cost me over NZ$400 here. The same would have cost me £45.60 on the NHS.
I had a filling fall out recently and for a basic (i.e. no cleaning) appointment & new filling it cost me over NZ$400 here. The same would have cost me £45.60 on the NHS.
May 27th 2010, 10:54 am
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Re: Costs of medical care Oz vs UK or NZ
May 27th 2010, 11:04 am
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Re: Costs of medical care Oz vs UK or NZ
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=658396
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=634599
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=615093
General opinion is that its actually cheaper to fly home and get your teeth fixed in the UK
May 27th 2010, 11:19 am
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Re: Costs of medical care Oz vs UK or NZ
Can anyone give me typical costs I can expect to have at a dentist for things like a check-up, clean & polish, filling etc? Also is it cheaper for kids?
I had a filling fall out recently and for a basic (i.e. no cleaning) appointment & new filling it cost me over NZ$400 here. The same would have cost me £45.60 on the NHS.
I had a filling fall out recently and for a basic (i.e. no cleaning) appointment & new filling it cost me over NZ$400 here. The same would have cost me £45.60 on the NHS.
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May 27th 2010, 11:21 am
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Re: Costs of medical care Oz vs UK or NZ
Can anyone give me typical costs I can expect to have at a dentist for things like a check-up, clean & polish, filling etc? Also is it cheaper for kids?
I had a filling fall out recently and for a basic (i.e. no cleaning) appointment & new filling it cost me over NZ$400 here. The same would have cost me £45.60 on the NHS.
I had a filling fall out recently and for a basic (i.e. no cleaning) appointment & new filling it cost me over NZ$400 here. The same would have cost me £45.60 on the NHS.